(S40) PT #5 - Training Gains

[dude_man]

(S40) PT #5 - Training Gains

Complete the weekly Point Task to earn 3 TPE! All written responses must be at least 150 words. PT's may be submitted in another language, if you mention what language you are translating into, to make the job of the grader easier.

Do not claim this TPE until it has been graded and posted to the S40 claim thread. This task is due next Sunday, March 26th, 2023 at 11:59 EST. Have fun and get writing!

Written Option:
It's been a long season, and there's been plenty of time to improve your game. How has your player progressed over the season? Were you consistently hitting the weights? Did you religiously study tape to fix your own mistakes? Or maybe a coach help improved your technique? Whatever the case, describe what helped your player development!

Graphic Option: Create a graphic of your player at the team training facilities, or at the practice field!

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[ElMerchanto]

SHL Affiliate

[Rusfan]

Speed is only worth so much if you can keep it up for longer than a few seconds, especially when trying to stretch the 100 yards of a football field. Mandrews McHollywood is fast. Very, very fast, but for his entire career up to this point he couldn’t keep his speed up late in plays or late in games. He was the Mike Tyson of football players, right at the start he was deadly and required constant vigilance, but the longer the play and the game went the less and less effective he was until he was just a warm body on the football field.

With that in mind, he dedicated the entirety of his season 40 training to 2 things: the first being the aforementioned endurance, and the second was cutting down on his penalties. There aren’t many opportunities for a wide receiver to commit penalties in the sport of football but even if he could just eliminate his occasional false starts, that saves his team from needing to earn 5 extra yards at least once a game to get a first down, which can be the difference between a punt and a touchdown-scoring drive.

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[UptownCord]

John Stark VIII came into the league as a film rat, clearly showing his status as one of his draft classes most cerebral and technical players. However, despite having above average physical tools, he was not eye popping in any area. Stark noticed this and decided to work on his natural abilities, especially speed. Stark spent the early half of the season getting advice from coaches and trainers on how to best improve his physical tools. From then on, he was a gym rat. He was the first one into the weight room after practice and the last one out in the evening. Stark made sure to keep up his film studies, as to best help the team through his status as the Pythons defensive headset wearer. All in all, Stark made sure to improve his natural talents, expand his knowledge and play recognition, and to best take care of his body so that he would stay healthy and continue to improve.

[TheHammer43]

The grind never stops for the New York silverbacks, we as a team do everything together, especially working out, we have recognized that we need to improve not only as a team but as individuals, so we are constantly hitting the gym to help our game. We just recently started this routine and we believe it has helped us bond together as a team hopefully we can continue doing this into next season and it'll help us win a few more games. I personally have been hitting the gym a little extra when everyone goes home so that I have no one to blame but myself when we lose, "maybe I should have stayed in the gym a little longer" is something that runs through my head when we lose. But I'm very proud of the boys for sticking to this new routine, I personally have just been hitting upper body so that those pesky o-line men cant manhandle me anymore.

[LiathTheSquirrel]

Now let us start with how I improved my physical ability so I mainly focused on cardio and speed training but doing intervals, Burpees, Jumping jacks, Swimming and long distance running. I also worked on my strength training with bodyweight training, water resistance training, gym weight lifting and a few other things. But you can not just work on your physical abilities to improve your game, you have to also work on your mental abilities like your understanding of the rules of the game as well as how the teams I would be playing against run their team on the field. The easiest way to do those things is to simply read the rule book of the DSFL to make sure you are making as minimal fouls as possible as well as giving you a chance at forcing your opponent to make a foul against you. Now as for making sure you understand the team you will be facing the starting point is watching match footage but you also need to look into what the weaknesses of the players you will be matched up against as well as their strengths like do they mainly rush, do they like to go for long pass plays or short run and gun plays or if they rely on their defense over offense.  At the end of the day I have gone from a Rookie with minimal skills to being a core member of my team.

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[WildfireMicro]

SHL Affiliate PT

[Sizz]

SHL Affiliate claim

[Matty86]

Mathias Mayhem is constantly striving to improve himself and help his team any way that he can. Whether it's by putting in extra effort studying film, lifting weights, or running extra drills with his teammates and coaches, he is always the first person into the facility and the last to leave. Despite his hard work and improvements, his future is still uncertain. He has a pending position change coming, so his days as a Quarterback may be limited, but he's excited for whatever challenges lie ahead. Staying sharp mentally is probably the most important aspect of Mayhem's training. The athletic ability always came natural to him, so studying and being one step ahead of opponents is what has always been his main focus and that was no different this season. Whether his career continues as a Quarterback or he switches to the other side of the ball, Mayhem will continue to strengthen his mind and be prepared to outsmart and out work anyone who may find themselves in his path.

[nickWilliams]

Nick Williams noticed at the beginning of the season that he had to work on his speed and endurance. As a result, he started to religiously add and hour of sprints and rope work to the end of his daily workouts. Thanks to that he has been able to boost his speed and keep up with the other pro players in the DSFL. He has also upped his strength training to be a better asset for the team overall.

At the beginning of the season Nick was also dropping a lot of the throws that were made his way. Since week 2 though he has set aside some time every week to rewatch the previous game. He has been able to memorize the plays and has been better at minimizing missed opportunities. Now Nick is able to be exactly where he needs to be on almost every single down. Nick has been open to any and all criticism and suggestions made by his teammates and coaches and thanks to that has been able to become a better player as the season has continued.